Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
TIE HADDOCA h0AlClDE.
Synopsis OF The Evidence in the Munch-
ratA Case.

Adams, the harkman who drove the
four men to the Grccnville House.
There was nothing new in his testi-
mOny.
John Fitzcibbons was called. He is
now a resident of South Omaha, but
at The time was a witness Of the shoot
ing OF liaddock, while q boarder at the
Columbia House. His testimony was
as to seeing some one walk with Had
dock for several feet then turn and
shoot him, and at the same time two
men run from a building near bye.
The Hon. I. T.. Murphy was next
pu On the stand. He was in the hack
when stopped by some men and the
remark made, ut is not the man,
drive on with i command to the driver
10 do so. He was driving from the
train in a hack driven by a man named
Williamson. After describing his route
he said, .'as we were driving, and after
DdSSilin i lSICt StIttl, out-utbll NhS W
tween Pearl street and the alley west
the hack was halted, bat | an not GER
taiu that | heard any one call. 1t
turned and drove round TO the alley,
at the south side of Fourth street by
the curb stone. Some n approached
the hack and | noticed that il was Fred
Niunchrath. | saw another man, but
was not able TO recognize him. There
vas also another. Mr.. Munchrath
came up and looked into the hack, and
said, "whcre's The other hack" or
something to that effect. There was
no one in The hack but l. said,
..good evening Fred" or in some
other way addressed hlm. The hack
then turned around and went TO my
home. On cfoss.eXamination Mr..
Murphy admitted that bis mind at the
time of the stoppage of the hack was
greatly taken up with thoughts of
home, as he was hurrying there as he
understood his fe WAS very sick.
VIM. Williamson was then called.
He lived in LeMars, but was living
here at the time OF the killing. He WAS
the driver VINO drove the carriage oc
cupied by Mr.. Murphy. he dad not,
however, recognize him. He was
hailed to stop by some II The man
as he came up said: You're not the
man | want to see. Where is Che man
who drove the black team?" | told
him to 90 to HI; that | was not keep
ing track of anyone's team. There
were Two men. He saw them again
in the alley west of Pearl street, and
passed them. In about twenty minutes
he heard a shot fired. There was ar
attempt made by the defense TO i'm
peach the testimony o. the witness by
a contradiction of his present testl-
mony with that given during the Ar
ensdorf trial. The witness became
evidently confused and it seemed con-
tradicted his testimony. The witness
was run into very deep water. He
seemed on that particular night +" have
taken especial notice of very small oc-
currences, aud when asked As to MINOR
details became confused. When he
left the stand it was the general i'm
preston that the prosecution had not
made anything by putting him on the
stand.
After a recess of five minutes Mr..
James Scollard was put on the stand.
He testified to leaving the council
chamber on that night with Alderman
Grady and going to Junk's saloon, I'M
on coming out met the defendant and
three others, George Trieber amongst
them, They were then standing and
talking for several minutes. II would
be hard for him to say how long a
time elapsed from the time he saw these
parties leave the saloon and heard the
Shot. He thought, however, It was be-
tween ten and fifteen minutes.
On cross-examiuatlon-A rensdori
and Leavitt we're in there but did not
notice how they went out. An effort
was made TO impcach bus ties imony by
showing a contradiction with his test.
mony in the Arensdorf trial.
Alderman Grady was The next wit
ness c.iled. His testimony was that
he saw the party in the saloon. All
went out together after Leavitt had
purchased some cigars. VA along
with Scollard, and his testimony was
the same.
Cross-examined-Mr. r. &. Grady
did not notice anybody conf G in the
saloon. Leavitt saw some one pay for
the hack, land thea almost immedi-
ately" never mind the hack is paid for.
Adjourned at noon.
Harry l.. Leavitt WAS next called.
He testified as to the s~aloonkeeper s
meeting; of che presence OF Munchrath.
A%rensdorf, Treiber. Plath and others at
the meeting; Munchrath said the adj
mission fee would be all right; was told
to wait a time after close of meeting;
Arensdorf, M~unchrath, Treiber. Slmen-
son and witness rem lined: Treiber said
he had two Germans TO whip Walker
and HaddocS; Munchrath asked what
kind of "A man Moriarity was; said he
was "A fighter; promised to see him next
day; Munchrath and witness saw MORT
arity. but he would not do it; the even
ing of the killing, n little after 3
o'clock, met Trieber, Munchrath and
others at Eaglish Kitchen; some one
said Haddock bad gore to Greenville;
Munchrath or Trieher proposed follow